| A | B |
|---|
| subvocalize | under the breath |
| utterance | vocal expression |
| wisps | to drift |
| muffle | to deaden the sound of |
| glowered | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| swiveled | to turn |
| phenomenon | an observable fact or event |
| colleague | an associate in a profession |
| incident | an occurrence of an action |
| striplings | youth |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| stern | forbidding or gloomy in appearance |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| shenanigans | high-spirited or mischievous activity |
| confiscated | to seize by or as if by authority |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| articulated | to utter distinctly |
| malevolent | having or showing from intense, vicious ill will, or hatred |
| demise | death |
| peer | one belonging to the same societal group especially based on age, grade, or status |
